"inhomogeneous" meaning in English

See inhomogeneous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more inhomogeneous [comparative], most inhomogeneous [superlative]
Etymology: From in- + homogeneous. Etymology templates: {{af|en|in-|homogeneous}} in- + homogeneous Head templates: {{en-adj}} inhomogeneous (comparative more inhomogeneous, superlative most inhomogeneous)
  1. Not homogeneous. Synonyms: nonhomogeneous, heterogeneous Translations (not homogeneous): inhomogène (French), inhomogén (Hungarian), niejednorodny (Polish), неодноро́дный (neodnoródnyj) (Russian), неоднорі́дний (neodnorídnyj) (Ukrainian)
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